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Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania 38 Villa Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone: 415-381-5861 ◆ Fax: 415-367-3081 [email protected] ◆ www.originalworld.com CST Permit #2057026-40 The Comprehensive Balkans Tour: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia August 30-October 1, 2021 (33 Days) PART ONE: Historic Villages of the Adriatic Hvar Island, Croatia Slovenia Day 1 Aug 30 Arrival Ljubljana, Slovenia / Lake Bled, Hotel Lovec 4* located on the lakeshore in the center of the little town. Met on arrival and transfer 20-30 min to Lake Bled. (Ljubljana airport is closer to Lake Bled then to town itself). Day 2 Aug 31 Bled (B,L) Hotel Lovec 4* The sequence of activities is subject to change depending on various factors including weather, crowds and traffic. Morning tour of Lake Bled: visit the fairy tale Bled Castle and the medieval city perched on a high cliff 100 m above the lake. Ride in a traditional Pletna boat to St. Mary’s Church on Bled Island in the middle of the Lake. Enjoy a cable car ride to Mt Vogel where we enjoy outstanding views and a light lunch of barley soup and strudel in an alpine hut. Afterwards, a scenic 30 min drive to Bohinj Valley. Lake Bohinj lies in Triglav National Park. At a length of 4100m, width 1200m and 45m at its deepest point, Bohinj is the largest and deepest lake in Slovenia. It lies wedged in a glacial valley of the Julian Alps, surrounded on all sides by soaring mountain backdrops and lovely little villages. We shall visit a remote village in Upper Bohinj Valley. Here group members can select from two options. One option is to visit an 18th century museum and the cheese making museum called Museum of Alpine Dairy Farming in village Stara Fužina (hours are unpredictable). This museum is located in a former village cheese making facility from 1883, where cheese was produced until as late as 1967. On display at the museum is the original cheese making shop along with original cheese making tools, cheese vats and accessories, as well as objects used by the shepherds in their work in the mountain pastures. We also see a wooden interior of a shepherd’s hut from the Zajamniki settlement, dating from 1849. Option two is a pleasant walk partially through the woods and partially through the village which starts close to the cheese factory. You will circle around Village Stara Fuzina and back to the cheese factory. The walk takes about 1 hour. Return to the Lake Bled town. Rest of afternoon/evening is at leisure. Day 3 Sept 1 Ljubljana-Portoroz/Piran (B) - Hotel Piran 4* We shall depart by 830 am this morning for the one hour drive to Ljubljana. On arrival we enjoy a walking tour (about 1.5 hour) of the pedestrian only city center and a cable ride up to the Castle. Ljubljana is a beautiful capital with eye-candy architecture at every turn and a pleasant relaxed atmosphere, making it a joy to walk about. The city architecture is a mix of styles. Despite the appearance of large buildings, especially at the city's edge, Ljubljana's historic centre remains intact. Although the oldest architecture has been preserved from the Roman period, Ljubljana's downtown outline is the Middle Ages. After the 1511 earthquake it was rebuilt in the Baroque style following Italian, particularly Venetian, models. After the quake in 1895, it was once again rebuilt, this time in the Vienna Secession style, which today is juxtaposed against the earlier Baroque style buildings that remain. The symbol of the city is the Ljubljana Dragon. It is depicted on the top of the tower of the Ljubljana Castle in the Ljubljana coat-of-arms and on the Ljubljanica River crossing Dragon Bridge (Zmajski Most). You will enjoy lunch here on your own. There are many cafes and restaurants to choose from all in the pedestrian zone. Afterwards, we drive approx 1 hour to Postojna to visit the famous cave. You will board an electric train for a 10 minute ride and then about 1 hour guided walk inside the cave. Wear non-skid shoes and warm layers of clothing. The constant temperature in the caves ranges from 8 to 10° C. Postojna Cave is a network of 20 kilometres of passages, galleries and chambers into which experienced guides have accompanied more than 31 million visitors in the last 188 years. It is the largest cave in the “classic karst” and the most visited show cave in Europe. In 1872 railway lines were laid in the cave; electricity arrived in 1884. The electric lighting allows you to admire the size and splendor of the underground world, where the geological past is recorded in a unique manner. You will be dazzled by a wealth of speleothems: calcite formations, stalactites and stalagmites abounding in a variety of shapes, colors and age. We culminate the day with a 30 minute drive to the small coastal town Piran. Unlike Portoroz, a modern coastal resort (looks like Nice), Piran is a medieval pirate town with typical atmosphere of stony buildings and narrow streets. Many options for dining here either in the tiny town square or along the seaside. Enjoy the atmosphere around the main square the historic center before dark. Croatia Day 4 Sep 2 Villages of Istria: Motovun- Višnjan - Groznjan- Buje-Porec (B) / GH Palazzo We will start the morning with a guided walking tour of Piran, a quaint old town with lots of character, wonderful architecture and a place where you will see local residents meeting at the town square for coffees and children playing. We’ll depart Piran at about 11 am. The drive today crosses Istra Peninsula. Along the way we visit local villages all located on the top of the hills (like in Provence, France); a few are turned into artist colonies with lots of galleries and small craft shops. The drive without stops would be only 2 hours, but we will enjoy a full leisurely day. We start our day by crossing the border from Slovenia into Croatia, leaving the coast to explore picturesque old villages of Istria inland. We visit the villages of Motovun, Visnjan, Groznjan and Buje, before returning to the coast. With its elegant system of towers, walls, gates and piazzas, the hilltop village of Motovun is a striking example of Venetian colonial architecture. Perched on a hill some 227m above sea level, Motovun is the most attractive town in the Istria interior. Sightseeing in Motovun is a trip into the past when the town was part of the Venetian empire. Reminders of the former Venetian rulers are everywhere: 14th century stone lions (Venice's symbol) stand sentry over the town gates and coats of arms adorn the buildings. Architect Andrea Palladio designed the late-Renaissance town church of St. Stephen. Francesco Bonazzo contributed the marble statues of St. Stephen and St. Laurence, and an unknown 17th-century Venetian produced the painting of the Last Supper behind the church's altar. Other sightseeing highlights include the Renaissance Municipal Palace, the largest secular building in Istria from that period. Notice also the water cisterns of the town in the town square with pipes that date from the 14th and 15th centuries. On arrival in Motovun, we shall stop for light lunch at one of the cafes (pay direct) before proceeding on our guided walking tour: Passing along the cobblestone street at the foot of the hill, you will see the Gothic chapel of St. Anthony the Abbot (Sv. Anton) from the 15th century. This street leads you to the town gate decorated with a relief of the Venetian lion from 1517 with the town’s pride hiding behind it - the old town square. Partly surrounded by town walls built in the 13th and 14th century the square is adorned by a 27 meter high bell-tower, 18th century Municipal loggia, water-well and the Parish church of SS. Quiricus and Julita (Sv. Kvirik i Julita) dating from the 19th century. From the water-well, as if on the palm of your hand, there is an all-embracing view of the landscape reaching the sea - over the fields, vineyards and scattered small houses of the nearby villages. Optionally, take a walk around the town walls of Motovun, if you like. The sweeping view takes in the vineyards that produce Motovun's fine Terrain and Malvasija wine and the forests that hide Istria's prized white and black truffles. Inhabitants of Višnjan are known as very diligent people. They cherish their fields, vineyards and cattle as their greatest treasure. They have succeeded in preserving their autochthonism and therefore they can offer a rich variety of traditional Istrian dishes, quality wines from renowned wine-makers, olive oil and many other traditional and ecological products, which you can savor in the pleasant ambience of a wine cellar, traditional inn, restaurant or agri-tourism. Groznjan, an ancient town in northwestern Istria, fifteen km from the sea, takes great pride in its wealth of tradition, cultural heritage and natural beauty, all of which is ennobled by art. Today, numerous cultural and historical landmarks serve as backdrops for cultural manifestations and entertainment. Here, one can attend frequent concerts of classical music, a jazz festival, the painting manifestation Ex Tempore, and numerous exhibitions at the municipal gallery and approximately twenty private galleries and studios. Have a walk around the area or just enjoy magnificent landscapes and views in the quiet atmosphere. The Buje Region stretches from the River Mirna to the river Dragonja, which also marks the borderline with the Republic of Slovenia.
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